"Inspirational words give a reason to write music"

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On her 16th birthday, teenage education activist and Nobel Peace Prize Prize winner Malala Yousafzai delivered a speech to the UN about the importance of women's education. To celebrate International Women's Day 2017, the speech has been set to a piece of music called 'Speak Out' by composer Kate Whitley and premiered in Cardiff by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales alongside the children's choir Côr y Cwm.